best z97 motherboard for 2-way sli without extra's

stormflakes · Dec 15, 2014

Hello,

ignore the text below, let me put it another way:
i want 2-way sli is it better to get the cheaper ( like UD3H ) board or the bigger and better ( like UD5H ) board, or is the latter just money down the drain?

lot's of comparisons for motherboards en best values etc.

But i was wondering what the very best motherboard is without having to pay for stuff i don't need.

This is my build: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/user/stormflakes/saved/9QDhP6

I would like:
- 2 gtx980's in the future
- maybe one pci for HDD if i don't have to sacrifice GPU power
- fast network
- good audio

I really don't need:
- wi-fi
- 3-way sli or more

I'm doubting between asus-z97-a ; gigabyte Z97 UD3H
Or is there something better?

Thank you

Karl_oh · Dec 15, 2014

Something like this board: http://www.amazon.com/ASRock-DDR3-Motherboards-Z97-EXTREME4/dp/B00K6JKTDI?SubscriptionId=AKIAIEF7KZG4SSIJ7QQA&tag=toms_shopping_rev-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00K6JKTDI&ascsubtag=

stormflakes · Dec 15, 2014

i saw that one too, but it's in the same street as z97-a and ud3h.
I was just wondering if there is something better.

Something with pci-e x16 x16 ( instead of x8 x8 ) if that even exists.

Karl_oh · Dec 15, 2014

You want that you go for something over the top like this: http://www.asus.com/au/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VII_HERO/specifications/

Not sure if there is an afforable board like that though without bells and whistles

stormflakes · Dec 15, 2014

Karl_oh :

4-way sli for that board.
I'm guessing the 3 boards we spoke about before are as good as it get's.

I just see all these people buying hero's and sabertooth's or saberpelt or whatever it's called. I'm wondering if they all go 4-way sli or if there is another reason.

As far as i can work out the basics are all identical, or are they?

stormflakes · Dec 15, 2014

let me refrase:

i want 2-way sli,
is it better to get the cheaper ( like UD3H ) board or the bigger and better ( like UD5H ) board, or is the latter just money down the drain?

PIEapple · Dec 15, 2014

Well... this board would be support 8x+8x sli,only $91.49.Tier Two board ,would be perfect.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($91.49 @ Newegg)
Total: $91.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-15 22:01 EST-0500

by the way UD3H and UD5H only support 8x+8x.

if you want 16x+16x sli.....maybe you should go z97 high-end board...(must support 4-way sli)

Tier One-Class A: Extreme Enthusiast Level. 4 Way SLI supported, power packed with superb VRMs and thermals for extreme OCing, all premium features, these boards are the best Z97 you’ll get in the market. Extreme boards shall be a right term to define them. You can’t go wrong quality wise, they’re solid boards.

Note: The 4 Way SLI on this chipset is not as effective as in X99 due to 16 PCIe lanes from the CPU (vs 28 in i7 5800 or 40 in 5900 series,ie, X99), even after usage of PLX chips.

EXTREME9
Z97-WS
Z97 Classified
XPOWER AC
Z97X Gaming G1 (WIFI-BK edition as well)
Z97X Gaming GT

would cost you more budget....

stormflakes · Dec 16, 2014

PIEapple :

Well... this board would be support 8x+8x sli,only $91.49.Tier Two board ,would be perfect.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($91.49 @ Newegg)
Total: $91.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-15 22:01 EST-0500

by the way UD3H and UD5H only support 8x+8x.

if you want 16x+16x sli.....maybe you should go z97 high-end board...(must support 4-way sli)

Tier One-Class A: Extreme Enthusiast Level. 4 Way SLI supported, power packed with superb VRMs and thermals for extreme OCing, all premium features, these boards are the best Z97 you’ll get in the market. Extreme boards shall be a right term to define them. You can’t go wrong quality wise, they’re solid boards.

Note: The 4 Way SLI on this chipset is not as effective as in X99 due to 16 PCIe lanes from the CPU (vs 28 in i7 5800 or 40 in 5900 series,ie, X99), even after usage of PLX chips.

EXTREME9
Z97-WS
Z97 Classified
XPOWER AC
Z97X Gaming G1 (WIFI-BK edition as well)
Z97X Gaming GT

would cost you more budget....

Thanks for the answer to my question.
Now i need to think real hard if i want to oc.
It's like planning my future

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